Trail Blazers vs Thunder Game Breakdown

Get ready for some high-octane NBA playoff action as the Portland Trail Blazers blaze into Oklahoma City to clash with the Thunder at the Paycom Center tonight at 9 PM EST! After a slew of lopsided games in the first round, we’re all itching for a nail-biter, and this matchup might just deliver. The Blazers, fresh off a morale-boosting victory, are looking to steal some thunder from the higher-ranked OKC, who are eager to bounce back from a recent stumble. With the stakes sky-high and the score predictions soaring, tonight’s game promises to be a thunderous showdown. So, as the Blazers aim to ignite and the Thunder look to strike, let’s see whose spark will light up the scoreboard!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 20, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City

Vegas Odds

	POR ML	OKL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+500	-750	223.5	12.5/-12.5
Recent	+240	-340	224.5	12.0/-12.0
Difference	-260	+410	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

11W-32L

29.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

37W-9L

70.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/01/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	37	31	38	31	00	137	Over
11/01/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	24	44	17	29	00	114	Over
03/06/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	32	33	32	31	00	128	Over
03/06/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	27	30	30	33	00	120	Over
01/23/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	38	20	23	00	109	Under
01/23/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	38	20	30	23	00	111	Under
01/11/24	Portland Trail Blazers POR	24	15	17	21	00	77	Under
01/11/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	36	39	43	21	00	139	Under
11/19/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	43	25	33	00	134	Over
11/19/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	21	22	23	25	00	91	Over
03/26/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	25	43	28	22	00	118	Over
03/26/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	37	25	32	18	00	112	Over
02/10/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	33	39	31	35	00	138	Over
02/10/23	Portland Trail Blazers POR	35	33	37	24	00	129	Over
12/21/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	32	22	24	20	00	98	Under
12/21/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	22	27	29	23	00	101	Under
12/19/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	30	36	27	00	121	Over
12/19/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	33	33	29	00	123	Over
04/05/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	27	27	28	12	00	94	Under
04/05/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	29	19	19	31	00	98	Under
03/28/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	34	24	23	34	190	134	Over
03/28/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	28	33	28	26	160	131	Over
02/04/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	21	25	29	21	00	96	Under
02/04/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	19	31	26	17	00	93	Under
01/31/22	Portland Trail Blazers POR	31	16	14	20	00	81	Under
01/31/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	19	20	26	33	00	98	Under

Trail Blazers Vs Over/Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Trail Blazers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/17	@ ATL	114-110W	40	31	20	95
11/13	@ MIN	106-98W	47	17	19	83
11/12	@ MIN	122-108W	39	30	19	84
11/10	@ MEM	89-134L	43	18	23	100
11/08	vs MIN	102-127L	37	13	16	91
11/07	vs SAS	105-118L	41	23	14	86
11/01	@ OKL	114-137L	36	27	19	83
10/30	vs LAC	106-105W	47	19	12	92
10/28	vs SAC	98-111L	46	17	17	83
10/27	@ NOP	125-103W	51	25	16	93

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/19	vs SAS	104-110L	47	24	13	100
11/17	@ DAL	119-121L	29	29	6	87
11/15	@ PHX	99-83W	53	21	10	91
11/13	@ NOP	106-88W	31	20	5	88
11/11	@ LAC	134-128W	29	31	11	91
11/10	@ GSW	116-127L	41	25	11	94
11/08	@ HOU	126-107W	41	24	10	90
11/06	vs DEN	122-124L	47	29	14	100
11/01	vs POR	137-114W	45	31	13	95
10/30	@ SAS	105-93W	39	28	10	89

Starting Lineups

Portland Trail Blazers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Toumani Camara SF	26.0	20.9	21.1	100%	20.9
Donovan Clingan C	26.0	24.2	18.5	25%	29.2
Jerami Grant PF	33.0	23.9	29.8	100%	30.2
Scoot Henderson PG	18.0	24.5	30.0	60%	34.8
Shaedon Sharpe SG	27.0	28.6	26.6	73%	29.6

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort SF	27.0	28.6	24.0	100%	24.3
S. Gilgeous-Alexander PG	51.0	56.8	49.5	100%	49.9
Cason Wallace SG	22.0	19.6	15.1	30%	22.8
Aaron Wiggins PF	23.0	18.9	18.3	27%	23.8
Jalen Williams C	46.0	50.5	40.8	100%	41.2

Trail Blazers Notable Injuries

Deandre Ayton (C): Avg: 16.2pts, 11.0reb, 1.5ast, 31.9 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 5.0
Duop Reath (C): Avg: 8.4pts, 3.4reb, 0.9ast, 16.5 minutes. Last game: 11/13/24. Impact: 1.0

Thunder Notable Injuries

Chet Holmgren (C): Avg: 16.5pts, 7.7reb, 2.4ast, 29.8 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 5.7
Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 9.2pts, 3.8reb, 3.3ast, 27.5 minutes. Last game: 11/19/24. Impact: 3.1
Isaiah Joe (SG): Avg: 8.0pts, 2.4reb, 1.3ast, 18.8 minutes. Last game: 11/17/24. Impact: 3.2

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jerami Grant	POR	Pts	17.5	20.3	+2.8	40%	40%	40%	40%	OKL	-0.2	#15
Toumani Camara	POR	Pts	7.5	10.2	+2.7	60%	60%	67%	67%	OKL	-0.2	#15
Donovan Clingan	POR	Reb	7.5	8.1	+0.6	40%	30%	N/A	N/A	OKL	+0.5	#22
Luguentz Dort	OKL	Ast	1.5	1.8	+0.3	60%	60%	47%	47%	POR	+0.1	#20

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Trail Blazers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#18	#28	#26	6.0%
PF	#24	#5	#13	#23	3.8%
PG	#7	#12	#20	#8	-2.7%
SF	#10	#16	#9	#10	-3.8%
SG	#19	#14	#20	#25	5.8%

Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#22	#27	#15	0.3%
PF	#15	#25	#8	#14	0.3%
PG	#2	#25	#2	#3	-13.9%
SF	#23	#18	#22	#21	3.1%
SG	#8	#27	#18	#13	-1.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

105.0

116.1

Rebounds per Game

44.4

42.6

Assists per Game

23.6

26.0

Steals per Game

7.9

10.4

Blocks per Game

4.8

6.5

Shots per Game

90.0

89.3

3-Pointers Made per Game

10.9

13.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

49.8

55.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.5

35.8

Turnovers per Game

16.0

11.5

Fouls per Game

19.9

18.9

Recent Trends

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Shaedon Sharpe (PG/SG) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Dalano Banton (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 51.3% to 24.5, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.
Donovan Clingan (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 57.4% to 24.8, 15.7 min average previous 3 games.
Justin Minaya (SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 33.9% to 26.4, 19.7 min average previous 3 games.
Shaedon Sharpe (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 67.6% to 33.6, 20.1 min average previous 3 games.
Anfernee Simons (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.5% to 17.1, 32.5 min average previous 3 games.
Matisse Thybulle (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 62.1% to 10.9, 28.8 min average previous 3 games.